So a couple of weeks ago after quietly being on the hunt for a few months I finally pulled the trigger on my second 911.

It's been 8 years since I stupidly sold my 964 for £11,200 but in that time I've bought, renovated and sold three houses, had two kids and been promoted at work!!! finally managed to justify a 911 as a daily treat to get me to the airport and back

Using my normal left field strategy (Alfa's and Lotus since my 964) I've gone for the unloved and under rated 911.. back in 2007 the 964 was available for £15k... for me the 996 is a deja vu!! It reminds me a bit of my aircooled days in an analogue kind of way.. I'm looking at that oil px gauge rising up toward 5 making sure it doesn't drop below 1, haha oldskool!

Having missed out on the 964 appreciation I'm also taking a punt, I've gone for a C4s... could it be the next widebody 911 to do something special in terms value? It's certainly gathering cult appeal from what I've been reading. Not my primary reason but a zero depreciation car would be nice before one day finding a manual 991 GT3 Touring!! haha in my dreams...

Here's what I've bought:-
49,000 Miles
3 owners
Manual
Basalt black metallic/Full Tan leather upgrade
Sunroof (not bothered but nice to have)
Cruise control
Litronic headlights
Bose sound package
Detailed history file including every invoice including original £62k purchase invoice
It's just had a new clutch, new brakes and IMS bearing upgrade and a 48k service done 700 miles ago for just over £5000 at Parr!!!

Driven it everyday for two weeks and it's just incredible. Strong, characterful and poised on the road. Steering is a delight (I'm really picky having sold an Evora), engine sweet and handling sublime albeit with a few squeaks.. missed the weight at the back feel.

It feels like a "modern classic" 911... love it. It's my everyday cult car that does everything a 911 should and doesn't cost six figs!
First job is a sports exhaust and suspension refresh, can't wait.

Lovely car, welcome. I have an aircooled 911 too and believe the 996 is very unrated as was my 3.2 7 years ago when I bought it._________________Current Pork
996.1 Speed Yellow GT3 Kit - 2001
911 Carrera 3.2 - 1985

Past Pork
Boxster 2.5 Silver long ago

Niall996Imola

Joined: 07 Nov 2010Posts: 821Location: Paris

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:11 pm Post subject:

Nice! Great cars.

BChivsTrainee

Joined: 02 Aug 2017Posts: 55

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:14 pm Post subject:

Looks mint!

T8General

Joined: 29 Jun 2010Posts: 12751Location: Kent

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:21 pm Post subject:

to the kettle club.

Values of the 996 C4S are now back to where they were in 2009 when I started looking to buy my first 911.

At that time a similar mileage but 2 year older 993 could be had for the same money and we all know what happened over the next few years. If history repeats itself the same could happen with 996 v 997 so at the very worst you wont lose any money.

An added + is that at 49k miles now it's never going to be a super-collectable investment so you can enjoy driving it as well as looking at it.

@Marky911 At least we both owned them. The turbo is gutting, I still regularly swear at myself!!!!!!!!

996, I really didn't think it would have anything like as much feel as it does. Best of both worlds, you have the smaller proportions (cars these days are bloated!), that flat six delivery and some modern creature comforts like the PSM, air conditioning, a trip computer, cruise control etc etc!!

I look back at the side profile and see the classic 911 profile, perfect. The rear (as good looking as any 911) is as wide as my out going E92 M3.. It's a proper 911.

The steering is my favourite bit about the car at the moment. The steering in my brothers 991 is fantastic but still lacks the ultimate feel of the hydraulic... in my mind anyway!

List of jobs:-
1.
Any advice of suspension would be appreciated. Back in the 964 it was all about KW, what can anyone recommend for everyday driving? (I have an Elise for trackdays so don't want anything to track orientated). Is it possible to get a factory MO30 still?

2.
Is a Gundo Hack advisable? Did a G-Pipe in the 964, best money I ever spent!! Or CarGraphic but that's quite expensive. I'd rather spend on the suspension and bushes and just release the noise from the flat 6...

.. Lovely miles/spec and peace of mind with the recent work carried out.

Enjoy

thanks for the comments, so many like minded owners.

C4-storm, after working my way up to the 964 that I had to sell in order to raise cash for a bigger home.. bought an Alfa GTV 2.0 for £1200, drove it for two years put on 20,000 miles and sold it for £700... makes this 996 even more satisfying, not missing out on a great drivers car.

Just paid the same amount as my old Alfa for an MO30 suspension kit

Enjoying the 911 honeymoon..

So far this week I've committed to suspension. Car goes in today!

Notice you've got the K&N Induction Filter System, would you recommend? Some induction noise would be good, did you fit it yourself?

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